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Patented Sept. I2, |899.

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J. H. GARRATT.

WURKMANS TIME REGUBDER.

(Application filed Nov. 25, 1898.)

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WORKMANS TIMF RECORDER.

(Applicntion ld Nov. 25, 1898.) (No Modal.)

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PAT-ENT OFFICE.

JAMES Il. GARRAT'I, OF GROTON, NEV YORK.

woRKMANs TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,712, datedSeptember 12, 1899.

Application filed November 25, 1898. Serial No. 697,391. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JAMES Il. GARRATT, of Groton, in the county ofTompkins, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Workmens Time-Re; eorders, of which the following, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, andexact description. l

My invention relates to workmens timerceorders for recording their timeand at the same time mechanically computing the amount of money due eachworkman at any predetermined rate per hour and entering, printing, orotherwise indicating it upon a suitable card or record-strip.

My object is to improve the construction and operation of thetime-recordershown and described in my application filed December 23,1897, Serial 4No. 663,187, in the particulars and mechanisms hereinafterset forth and described.

It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section in a plane crosswiseto the casing or from one side to the other. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection in a diferent plane or on line x m in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detailin elevation of the mechanism for the rotation of the universal rollerwhereby the same is driven by secondary power taken from the clockworkor time mechanism. Fig. i is a cross-section on line y y, Fig. 2. Fig.

is a cross-section of ratchet, showing sliding tooth. Fig. 6 is asimilar view showing stationary tooth. Fig. 7 is a cross-section ofdisk, showing tooth. Fig. 8 is a detail in edge elevation of thetime-wheel 91 and the lug or pin on either of the fingers 98, 99, or 100detachably engaging therewith.

A is a suitable casing in which a suitable clockwork is suitablymounted. 2 is a suitable door in said casing. 6 is a universal rollersuitably mounted inthe casing. 8 8 are rockers. i) 9 are therecord-wheels. 1111 are the legs on the rockers. 16 is the flangedreeord-strip holder. the ink-ribbon. erated by the insertion and turningof the workmens keys; 27, the locking-pawl, having a point 26 suitablein form to engage with a 'tumbler 2l, as described in said application;

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19 is the record-strip; 2O,A 2l 2l are the tumblers op- 28, thecross-bearing rod for the bell-cranks, each having an arm 27 and an arm29. 30 is the universal frame or support for the arms 29; 43, abell-crank connected to and actuating the reciprocating bar 44: anditself actu# ated bythe cords 37 35, bar 86, eseapement 39, and lever40, to which the cord 35 is connected, all mounted with relation to eachother as shown and described in said application, and the same will notbe further described eX- cept to detail diiferenees in construction,operation, and function.

The universal roller 6 consists of a central shaft, pinions 80, securedthereon vand spaced apart, substantially as shown, creating lands,

and a ratchet Sl, with which the pawl S2 on the bar 44 suitably engages,whereby each time the lever 40 is lifted by the escapement 39 theresultant movement of this bar rotates said universal roller a distanceof one or `more teeth at stated intervals, as every halfpinions 8O andbe revolved intermittently by the intermittent rotation of said roller.The record-wheels are lowered by the release of the rockers 8 throughthe turning of a tumbler bythe workmans key, the same as described insaid application, whereby each .lock-pawl 27 and arm 2f) can swing whenreleased by the universal support 30 3l. This `universal bar is raisedand lowered intermittently by means of a separate or secondaryescapement 84, lever 85,and cord S6,connected Guide-rods 87 areconnected to the several arms29 of lthe several lower series and movefreely through mortises (not shown) in this universal bar, whereby whenysaid bar is lowered said arms 29 are released to swing down,when akey-tumbler 2l is turned to permit the dog 27 to engage with and locksaid tumbler and lock the key therein.

The eseapelnent Si is a tive-hour escapement, whereby the lever 85 israised every five hours and through the cord S6 lifts the bar 31, raisesthe arms 29, and releases the several tumblers, which have been locked,for further rotation, and the removal of such ICO keys as it may bedesired to remove, and when the lever S5 is dropped all of the tumblersare again locked which are in proper position, the others remainingunlocked until rotated by a workman. At the same time the record-wheelsare all raised above the universal roller and are supported there by thearms 29, being free to fall onto said roller whenever a tumbler is:rotated by a workmans key and are revolved by said roller. Thisescapement is arranged so as to be operated at seven a. m., twelve m.,one p. m., and six p. m., thus representing` ten hours labor, ashereinafter described, or at any other predetermined times for shorterhours of labor.

Each escapement 39 or S1 is driven by a suitable motor. The escapement39 can be connected to the clockwork and released by a trip mechanismanalogous tothe wellknown device for releasing an hour-strikingmechanism in a clock. The escapement S1 is usually driven by a separatemotor, asa woundup-spring device of any ordinary or suitableconstruction and a suitable tripping mechanism adapted to release it atpredetermined intervals analogous to an hour-striking mechanism in aclock.

Upon a suitable shaft or arbor suitablyjournaled a ratchet-wheel SS issuitably mounted to be revolved a fixed distance every halfhour by meansof a pawl 89 and a pivoted lever 90,connecting itto the reciprocatorybar 11. Upon the same shaft and driven by it is a disk 91, provided withseveral series 0f notches 92, 93, and 94E (each notch representingl halfan hour) and having the fixed teeth 95 96 projecting beyond itsperiphery and a movable tooth 97 upon a slide (dotted lines in Fig. 2)mounted to be moved in or out on a radial line in suitable ways on theside of said disk into equal or lesser projection with the teeth 95 90.Contiguous to the face of said disk three fingers 9S, 99, and 100 arepivoted upon the end of the disk-shaft, each of which is separatelyadjustable with reference to the notches which are adjacent to it, andeach is of spring material and provided with a pin or lug, whereby itcan suitably engage with any notch to which it is shifted. Each notchindicates a half-hour of time. Thus the finger 9S is shown as set atseven oclock a. m., the time to begin work, and by shifting it one notchit will indicate the opening time at 7.30 a. m., and a shift of twonotches will indicate the opening time at eight a. m., and can beshifted to indicate nine a. m. The finger 99 is shown as indicating theclosing time as six p. m., and by shift-ing it one notch to the right itwill indicate 5.30 p. m., or two notches iive p. m., as the closing orquitting time, and can be shifted to four. The finger 100 isshown as setat midnight and is the overtime-finger, indicating the time of closingthe factory, and by shifting it to the notches 9 10 11 respectively,will thus indicate one of those hours as the closing time, or anintermediate notch will set this finger to actuate the mechanism formaking the overtime-record. The disk or wheel 91 thus indicates thestarting and closing times of work, the number of hours of labor, variedas desired for ten, nine, or eight hours labor, and overtime also, andmakes a complete revolution every twentyfour hours.

Upon a suitable shaft a ratchet 101 is suitably mounted in such relationto the wheel 91 that the teeth and fingers thereon will engage with itsuccessively, each driving it one or more teeth, and 102 is a pawlperforming the function of preventing backward rotation, and it is alsoprovided with an arm 103, which is vibrated vertically by the passage ofsaid pawl from one tooth to another, thereby raising and lowering thetrip-rod 101, the u pper end of which suitably engages with a trip, suchas is used in a clock to release an hour-striking mechanism, and therebywhen said rod is raised the escapement Si is released to revolve a fixeddistance, as far enough to lift the lever S5 a fixed or predetermineddistance and eventually far enough to once in five hours or such othertime as arranged disengage the pin from the lever and permit the latterto drop and lower the universal support 31 to lock the workmcustumblers.

The ratchet 101 makes a full revolution once a week, orin seven days,and normally represents sixty hours work.

lt is a custom in many factories to close Saturday night at five p. 1n.instead of six p. m., as on other week-days, making fifty-nine hours oflabor for the week. To operate the escapement Si at five p. m. andrelease the key-tumblers and the keys therein, I have provided thefollowing means: In the ratchet, as in ways on one side, 1 mount a slidehaving one tooth (or more) 105, so that while this tooth is normallyprojected the several iingers 96 9S 99 100 will regularly engage with itthe same as with all of the other teeth.A

This movable tooth is particularly located with reference to the tooth99. (Shown in Fig. 2 as the six-p.m. tooth.) When it is desired, as onSaturday, to close the labor hours of the day at five p. m., the slidingtooth 97 is pushed out so that it will engage with the tooth of thewheel 101 next to the sliding tooth 105, which is then retracted andwill trip the escapement S-t at five p. m. and make the record. Then theteeth 99 will skip the tooth 105, and thus fail to make a record at sixp. m., and as it is necessary to advance the wheel 101 to maintain itspropertime the tooth 95 will duly engage with a stationary tooth 106upon the wheel101 at one side of the regular teeth thereon, the tooth 95being widened at its point for that purpose, and advance the wheel 101to its proper position and prevent any break in its time.

The teeth 90 are arranged to trip the escapement S1 at twelve noon andat 12.2301). m.,

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esame S respectively, when the nooning is of a halfhour duration,whereby the keys are released at twelve noon and relocked at 12.30 p. m.

It will thus be seen that the escapement 39 intermittently revolves theroller 6 and such of the record-wheels 9 as may be lowered everyhalf-hour; that the escapement 84E is operated normally every five hourswith provision for operating it at different intervals of time, and thatby operating them by secondary power the clock-movement is relieved ofthe strain imposed upon it by the construction shown in my aforesaidapplication, and when a separate motor is provided for the escapement 39all the clock has to do is to trip it to permitits motor to operate,whereby the timekeeping of the clock is not injured or impaired. It willalso be seen that when the pointer 100 is set in notch 9 it willindicate two hours overtime, in the notch 10 three hours overtime, andso on, and that after that hour-9, 9.30, 10, bc-the keys, tbc., will belocked until the opening time, as seven a. m.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a record-wheel,having a ratestrip on its face, and provided with a gear, of a rollerprovided with a pinion engaging with said gear to revolve said wheel,and means to drive said roller.

2. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a record-wheel,provided with a gear, an escapement mechanism, a lever connected theretoand a universal bar engaging with and whereby said record-wheel isoscillated vertically, of a roller having a pinion with which said gearengages when said Wheel is lowered, and means to drive said roller, andthus revolve said wheel during such engagement.

3. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a series ofrecord-wheels, each geared substantially as shown and described, of auniversalh roller having a series of pinions with which the gears ofsaid recordwheels engage when lowered, and by which said wheels arerevolved by said roller during such engagement, and means to drive saidroller.

Li. In a workmans time-recorder, a universal roller comprising a shaftand pinion spaced apart thereon, in combination with a series ofrecord-wheels, each having a rate-strip upon its periphery, and on oneor both sides a gear of a lesser radius than said wheel, whereby whenany one of said wheels is lowered its gear will engage with a pinion tobe revolved, and means to drive said roller.

5. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a time-notchedwheel, provided with projecting teeth, of a ratchet-wheel intermittentlyrotated by said teeth at predetermined intervals of time, and anescapement released by each impulse given to said ratchet-wheel.

6. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a power-driventime-notched wheel, of fingers mounted upon its shaft, and adjustablewith reference to said notches to indicate the hours of labor of aworkman.

7. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a power-driventime-notched wheel, of 'lingers mounted upon its shaft, and adapted toengage with said notches, and separately adjustable to indicate the timeof the opening and .closing of the labor hours of a day, and also theovertime closing when a workman Works overtime.

8. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a power driven andtimenotched wheel, and adjustable fingers, lnounted upon its shaftindicating the labor hours of a day by the spaces between them, andteeth upon said wheel, of a ratchet driven by the successive engagementof said fingers therewith to release a power-driven escapement, and aworkman designating device locked and released at predeterminedintervals of time by said escapement.

9. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with an escapementdriven by a clock-movement, a universal roller intermittently driven bysaid escapement, of recordwheels adapted to be raised or lowered into orout of engagement with said roller, a secondary escapement driven by aseparate or secondary power and operative to raise or lower said wheelsat predetermined intervals of time.

l0. In a workmans time-recorder, a series of workmans record-wheelsmounted in separate vibratory frames and a universal roller common toall of them driven by a primary power, and a device driven by asecondary power whereby said wheels are separately lowered intoengagement with said roller to be driven, or raised out of engagementtherewith at fixed or predetermined times.

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In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day ofNovember, 1898.

JAMES II. GARRATT.

Witnesses:

C. FITCH COX, E. A. BROWN.

